College Sports

Valdosta State received the No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region for the NCAA Division II playoffs, earning a first-round bye. Albany State also got into the 24-team field. The Golden Rams will open the playoffs at Catawba next Saturday.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, Mississippi State defensive back Anthony Johnson and Alabama placekicker Leigh Tiffin won the Southeastern Conference's weekly honors.

Georgia's inside-outside combo of Tasha Humphrey and Ashley Houts scored 21 and 17, respectively, to lead the No. 9 Lady Dogs to an 84-56 victory over George Mason on Sunday.

A paternity test shows college football hero George Gipp wasn't the father of a girlfriend's child born shortly after his death, a family member said Saturday, but bitterness persisted over the exhumation of the body.

Give it up for the Atlantic Sun. Mercer capped a sensational week for the low-major conference, stunning No. 18 Southern California 96-81 Saturday and spoiling O.J. Mayo's college debut.